The franchisee of a new Dunkin' Donuts store in Midtown finalized a lease Wednesday to bring the doughnut and coffee chain back to Fort Collins.

Doug Patterson plans to expand and renovate the former Wok & Roll restaurant, 2801 S. College Ave., and hopes to be open as early as September, he told the Coloradoan on Thursday.

Patterson is working with the city's Planning and Zoning Department for approval to add 800 square feet to the existing 1,400-square-foot building and to bring the trademark orange and pink Dunkin' Donuts look to the building.

The Massachusetts-based doughnut and coffee chain has been expanding rapidly into Colorado after retrenching in the 1990s. The Dunkin' Donuts at 103 W. Harvard St. closed in 1998.

There are 11 Dunkin' Donuts in the state today, most centered around Denver, including two at Denver International Airport. A Boulder Dunkin' Donuts opened in March to lines of customers.